Dr. Thomas Kurfess, Professor and iHUSCO/Ramirez Distinguished Chair in Fluid Power and Motion Control, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, testified on the topics of manufacturing, innovation and the Internet of Things (IoT) before the Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Dr. Kurfess testified part of the subcommittee's Disrupter Series: The Internet of Things, Manufacturing and Innovation. During his testimony, he discussed IoT implications for educating the workforce, noting, “There is no doubt that IoT in manufacturing will help to grow our manufacturing operations and will generate new and higher paying jobs. However, those jobs will be filled by individuals that are highly trained. Furthermore, those individuals will need to be continuously trained in the latest and state-of-the-art technologies to keep U.S. manufacturing operations at the forefront of this rapidly advancing technology wave. Thus, a culture of lifelong learning must be instilled and supported in our workforce.”

AMT thanks Dr. Kurfess for his continued support of U.S. manufacturing.